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Balmoral (District Electoral Area)

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Balmoral
Belfast City Council DEA constituency
File:Balmoral Post 2014.png
Balmoral DEA marked on a map of Belfast City Council and its wards
Current constituency
Created1985
Seats5 (1985-1993)
6 (1993–2014)
5 (2014–)
Councillors
  •   Natasha Brennan (SF)
  •   Tara Brooks (APNI)
  •   Sarah Louise Bunting (DUP)
  •   Donal Lyons (SDLP)
  •   Micky Murray (APNI)
File:Belfast 1993 Balmoral highlight.svg
Balmoral DEA (1993-2014) within Belfast

Balmoral (from the Irish: Baile Mhoireil) is the most southern of ten district electoral areas (DEA) in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The district elects five members to Belfast City Council and contains the wards of Belvoir; Finaghy; Malone; Musgrave; Windsor; and Upper Malone. Balmoral, along with neighbouring Botanic, forms the greater part of the Belfast South constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly and UK Parliament. The district is bounded to the west and south west by the M1 Motorway, to east and south east by the River Lagan, to the east and north east by the Malone Road and to the north by Belfast City Hospital, Queen's University Belfast and Royal Victoria Hospital. The Lisburn Road is the main arterial route through the centre of the district, which also contains a number of public facilities including: the King's Hall conference and exhibition centre, the Musgrave Park Hospital, Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park and Windsor Park, the home ground of the Northern Ireland national football team. It is served by the Adelaide, Balmoral and Finaghy railway stations.

History

The DEA was created for the 1985 local elections, where it contained five wards. Four of the wards came from the abolished Belfast Area C, which it effectively replaced, with the final ward, Blackstaff, coming from Belfast Area F. From the 1993 local elections to the 2011 elections, the area contained six wards, following the creation of the Musgrave ward. For the 2014 local elections, it lost the wards of Blackstaff and Windsor and gained the Belvoir ward, which had previously been part of the abolished Castlereagh Borough Council. This was as a result of the 2014 Local Government Reform.

Wards (1985–2011)

Map Ward Population
(2011 Census)
Catholic Protestant Other No Religion Area Density NI Assembly UK Parliament Ref
1 Blackstaff 3,998 15% 71.5% 1.8% 11.7% 1.92 km2 2,082/km2 Belfast South Belfast South [1]
2 Finaghy 4,555 49.2% 42.6% 2.6% 5.6% 2.59 km2 1,759/km2 Belfast South Belfast South [2]
3 Malone 5,555 61.2% 30.3% 2.3% 6.3% 2.18 km2 2,548/km2 Belfast South Belfast South [3]
4 Musgrave 4,927 60.6% 32.9% 1.7% 4.8% 1.78 km2 2,768/km2 Belfast South Belfast South [4]
5 Upper Malone 4,841 29.4% 60.1% 2.5% 8.1% 4.32 km2 1,121/km2 Belfast South Belfast South [5]
6 Windsor 8,141 41.6% 40.7% 5.8% 11.8% 0.92 km2 8,849/km2 Belfast South Belfast South [6]
Balmoral 32,017 43.8% 44.8% 3.1% 8.3% 13.71 km2 2,335/km2

Councillors

File:Kings Hall Belfast.jpg
The King's Hall is a multi-purpose venue located in Balmoral.
Election Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
Councillor
(Party)
August 2024 Co-Option Sarah Bunting
(DUP)
Tara Brooks
(Alliance)
Micky Murray
(Alliance)
Natasha Brennan
(Sinn Féin)
Dónal Lyons
(SDLP)
5 seats
2014-present
2023 Geraldine McAteer
(Sinn Féin)
May 2022 Co-Option Gareth Spratt
(DUP)
May 2020 Co-Option Kate Nicholl
(Alliance)
2019 David Graham
(DUP)
May/June 2016 Co-Options Lee Reynolds
(DUP)
Jeff Dudgeon
(UUP)
July 2015 Co-Option Christopher Stalford
(DUP)
Paula Bradshaw
(Alliance)
October 2014 Co-Option Claire Hanna
(SDLP)
2014 Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
(Sinn Féin)
2011 Ruth Patterson
(DUP)
Bob Stoker
(UUP)
Tom Ekin
(Alliance)
Bernie Kelly
(SDLP)
2005 Jim Kirkpatrick
(DUP)
Carmel Hanna
(SDLP)
2001 Mary Crooks
(UUP)
Catherine Molloy
(SDLP)
1997 Harry Smith
(DUP)
1993 Jim Kirkpatrick
(UUP)
Philip McGarry
(Alliance)
Dorita Field
(SDLP)
John Parkes
(DUP)
1989 5 seats
2014-present
Mark Long
(Alliance)
1985 John Montgomery
(Alliance)
William Dickson
(DUP)

In May 2011, Councillors Tom Ekin, Ruth Patterson and Bob Stoker were appointed as Aldermen by Belfast City Council. Alderman Ruth Patterson also served as Deputy Lord Mayor, 2011–12, while Mairtin O'Muilleoir is serving as Lord Mayor for 2013–14.

2023 Election

2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Sinn Fein 2023: 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin 2019–2023 Change: Alliance gain from DUP

Balmoral - 5 seats[7][8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Sinn Féin Geraldine McAteer* † 19.91% 2,037            
Social Democratic and Labour Party Donal Lyons* 15.80% 1,616 1,641.28 1,894.28        
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Tara Brooks 14.88% 1,522 1,530.64 1,555.28 1,729.28      
Democratic Unionist Party Sarah Bunting* 14.79% 1,513 1,513.32 1,514.32 1,523.32 1,524.98 1,722.98  
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Micky Murray* 10.66% 1,090 1,096.72 1,121.16 1,197.16 1,324.15 1,501.12 1,788.12
Democratic Unionist Party Gareth Spratt* 7.99% 817 817 818 825 825 940 941
Sinn Féin Seán Napier 4.17% 427 699.80 716.72 755 806.46 809.46  
UUP Joshua Lowry 5.39% 551 551.16 554.16 567.16 574.63    
Green (NI) Lauren Kendall 3.26% 333 334.60 340.08        
Social Democratic and Labour Party Sarah Mulgrew 3.16% 323 332.12          
Electorate: 18,691   Valid: 10,229 (54.73%)   Spoilt: 147   Quota: 1,705   Turnout: 10,376 (55.51%)  

2019 Election

2014: 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Sinn Fein, 1 x UUP 2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Sinn Fein 2014-2019 Change: DUP gain from UUP

Balmoral - 5 seats[9]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Kate Nicholl* † 20.00% 1,842          
Democratic Unionist Party David Graham 15.62% 1,442 1,447.44 1,494.44 1,705.44    
Social Democratic and Labour Party Dónal Lyons* 14.18% 1,306 1,374.51 1,396.55 1,461.75 1,469.94 1,608.94
Democratic Unionist Party Sarah Bunting 11.12% 1,025 1,029.08 1,056.25 1,285.35 1,432.77 1,478.69
Sinn Féin Geraldine McAteer* 13.93% 1,283 1,291.16 1,311.16 1,313.33 1,313.33 1,421.98
Social Democratic and Labour Party Michael Mulhern 8.82% 813 863.15 896.55 930.31 934.86 1,233.18
Green (NI) Caoimhe O'Connell 5.47% 504 616.37 752.02 862.6 870.79  
UUP Jeffrey Dudgeon* 7.16% 660 696.71 745.74      
People Before Profit Pádraigín Mervyn 2.19% 202 215.94        
UKIP William Traynor 1.44% 133 134.53        
Electorate: 17,864   Valid: 9,210 (51.56%)   Spoilt: 116   Quota: 1,536   Turnout: 9,326 (52.21%)  

2014 Election

This election was carried out under new ward boundaries, as a result of local government reform. 2011: 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin 2014: 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP 2011-2014 Change: SDLP loss due to the reduction of one seat

Balmoral - 5 seats[10]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Sinn Féin Máirtín Ó Muilleoir* † 17.13% 1,525                  
Social Democratic and Labour Party Claire Hanna* † 17.12% 1,524                  
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Paula Bradshaw 9.06% 806 809.66 812.42 830.6 896.05 986.43 989.46 1,435.23 1,748.23  
Democratic Unionist Party Christopher Stalford* † 10.88% 968 968.36 968.52 981.54 986.54 1,000.54 1,233.58 1,234.58 1,247.47 1,256.5
UUP Jeffrey Dudgeon 9.86% 878 878 878.2 908.2 917.2 955.22 1,129.22 1,141.26 1,170.51 1,191.5
Democratic Unionist Party Sarah Clarke 10.67% 950 950.09 950.23 956.23 957.23 966.23 1,063.23 1,069.25 1,083.16 1,090.2
Social Democratic and Labour Party Justin Cartwright 6.62% 589 613.93 635.39 648.8 690.62 740.48 746.5 810.83    
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Jamie Doyle 4.83% 430 434.71 437.47 454.65 515.39 594.08 601.13      
PUP Simon Rice 5.99% 533 533.03 533.11 544.11 546.11 553.14        
NI21 Tina McKenzie 2.88% 256 257.38 258.32 325.81 349.12          
Green (NI) Elli Kontorravdis 2.52% 224 226.73 227.47 251.63            
NI21 Barbara Neeson 0.83% 74 74.6 74.8              
NI Conservatives David Timson 0.83% 74 74.18 74.22              
Independent Gerard Collins 0.79% 70 70.57 70.81              
Electorate: 17,107   Valid: 8,901 (52.03%)   Spoilt: 131   Quota: 1,484   Turnout: 9,032 (52.80%)  

2011 Election

2005: 2 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP
2011: 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
2005-2011 Change: Sinn Féin gain from DUP

Balmoral - 6 seats[11]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Tom Ekin* 17.70% 1,762                
Democratic Unionist Party Ruth Patterson* 15.60% 1,553                
Sinn Féin Máirtín Ó Muilleoir 14.71% 1,465                
Social Democratic and Labour Party Claire Hanna 14.49% 1,443                
UUP Bob Stoker* 9.26% 922 961.27 961.69 972.57 997.17 1,296.56 1,296.74 1,789.74  
Social Democratic and Labour Party Bernie Kelly* 7.09% 706 793.78 816.51 817.63 916.95 927.52 945.04 1,005.25 1,099.65
Social Democratic and Labour Party Niall Kelly 7.46% 743 767.15 782.57 783.13 831.22 836.25 852.18 874.21 903.21
UUP Jim Kirkpatrick* 5.80% 578 655.91 660.75 665.71 693.72 817.05 817.14    
Democratic Unionist Party Sharon Simpson 3.98% 396 412.38 415.8 516.92 541.93        
Green Party Northern Ireland Mark Simpson 2.83% 282 349.41 400.34 403.3          
People Before Profit Andrew King 1.07% 107 120.86              
Electorate: 18,752   Valid: 9,957 (53.10%)   Spoilt: 139   Quota: 1,423   Turnout: 10,096 (53.84%)  

2005 Election

2001: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
2005: 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP

Balmoral - 6 seats[12]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Social Democratic and Labour Party Carmel Hanna* 17.34% 2,030                
Social Democratic and Labour Party Bernie Kelly 7.09% 906 908 1,137.84 1,949.84          
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Tom Ekin* 12.88% 1,508 1,524 1,559.19 1,613.31 1,755.9        
UUP Bob Stoker* 10.08% 1,180 1,288 1,291.93 1,296.74 1,300.17 1,312.42 2,163.42    
Democratic Unionist Party Jim Kirkpatrick 12.58% 1,473 1,484 1,485.19 1,485.19 1,487.15 1,488.13 1,642.79 1,934.39  
Democratic Unionist Party Ruth Patterson* 9.65% 1,130 1,180 1,180.17 1,183.51 1,183.51 1,184 1,261.66 1,452.46 1,706.11
Sinn Féin Stiofán Long 10.26% 1,202 1,204 1,220.15 1,305.88 1,423.48 1,458.27 1,470.98 1,474.58 1,479.92
UUP Esmond Birnie 9.61% 1,125 1,137 1,142.95 1,153.16 1,160.51 1,183.05      
Social Democratic and Labour Party Mary Kennedy 8.05% 943 943 991.96            
Independent Thomas Wilson 1.82% 213                
Electorate: 18,382   Valid: 11,710 (63.70%)   Spoilt: 192   Quota: 1,673   Turnout: 11,902 (64.75%)  

2001 Election

1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
2001: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
1997-2001 Change: No change

Balmoral - 6 seats[13]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Social Democratic and Labour Party Carmel Hanna* 22.60% 3,077      
UUP Mary Crooks* 16.72% 2,276      
UUP Bob Stoker* 14.93% 2,032      
Social Democratic and Labour Party Catherine Molloy* 7.25% 987 1,919.77 1,945.77  
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Tom Ekin* 12.37% 1,684 1,780.57 1,935.49 2,047.4
Democratic Unionist Party Ruth Patterson 10.11% 1,377 1,377.74 1,779.11 1,982.6
Sinn Féin Stephen Long 9.91% 1,349 1,435.21 1,445.58 1,446.53
Democratic Unionist Party Thomas Morrow 3.09% 421 425.07    
UUP John Hiddleston 3.02% 411 415.44    
Electorate: 20,958   Valid: 13,614 (64.96%)   Spoilt: 259   Quota: 1,945   Turnout: 13,873 (66.19%)  

1997 Election

1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1997: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP
1993-1997 Change: SDLP gain from DUP

Balmoral - 6 seats[14]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
UUP Mary Crooks* 20.49% 2,329                  
Social Democratic and Labour Party Carmel Hanna 16.85% 1,916                  
Democratic Unionist Party Harry Smith* 8.13% 924 969.9 969.9 979.3 983.3 1,034.5 1,129.5 1,690.5    
UUP Bob Stoker 8.35% 949 1,070.5 1,070.5 1,083.9 1,088.2 1,169.2 1,448.9 1,550.8 1,936.8  
Social Democratic and Labour Party Catherine Molloy 9.21% 1,047 1,048.2 1,310.55 1,328.55 1,415.2 1,422.5 1,423.65 1,424.25 1,426.65 1,430.65
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Tom Ekin 8.54% 971 986.3 994.4 1,017 1,086.05 1,099.35 1,119.95 1,127.15 1,227.55 1,305.55
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Philip McGarry* 8.43% 958 974.2 984.55 1,004.15 1,052.35 1,074.25 1,080.85 1,087.35 1,166.25 1,203.25
UUP Gordon Lucy 2.67% 304 688.6 688.6 719.3 723.2 763.2 848.5 908.9    
Democratic Unionist Party Joan Parkes 5.75% 654 712.5 712.5 719 721 779.9 804.5      
Ulster Democratic Heather Calvert 4.57% 520 534.1 534.25 535.55 549.15 662.05        
PUP Gordon McCrea 3.49% 397 415 415 422 433          
NI Women's Coalition Nuala Bradley 2.08% 236 238.4 241.7 267.75            
Green (NI) Mary Ringland 0.81% 92 95.3 95.75              
NI Conservatives Hubert Mullan 0.62% 71 80 80.15              
Electorate: 22,826   Valid: 11,368 (49.80%)   Spoilt: 245   Quota: 1,625   Turnout: 11,613 (50.88%)  

1993 Election

1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance
1989-1993 Change: DUP gain due to the addition of one seat

Balmoral - 6 seats[15]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Social Democratic and Labour Party Dorita Field* 19.12% 2,262                      
Democratic Unionist Party John Parkes* 17.55% 2,076                      
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Philip McGarry 10.76% 1,273 1,545.43 1,547.41 1,550.68 1,572.94 1,596.07 1,633.33 1,695.77        
UUP Mary Crooks* 13.66% 1,616 1,617.89 1,638.59 1,639.22 1,640.22 1,644.4 1,644.58 1,649.85 1,790.85      
UUP Jim Kirkpatrick* 11.80% 1,396 1,397.35 1,411.57 1,411.75 1,412.75 1,413.75 1,417.75 1,425.2 1,553.36 1,906.36    
Democratic Unionist Party Harry Smith 5.89% 697 697.81 993.37 995.55 995.73 996.73 1,002.18 1,011.54 1,070.86 1,242.48 1,363.48 1,396.48
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Mark Long* 7.80% 923 1,065.02 1,066.46 1,068.46 1,078.69 1,101.01 1,149.61 1,222.54 1,298.24 1,310.14 1,325.14 1,357.14
UUP Bob Stoker 5.17% 611 611 627.74 628.74 630.1 631.1 635.1 637.37 707.88      
NI Conservatives Esmond Birnie 2.36% 279 279.54 280.26 304.26 304.26 307.98 311.25 318.79        
NI Conservatives William Dickson 2.23% 264 264.81 276.33 276.51 276.51 279.51 292.78 296.05        
Green (NI) Roderick McAlister 1.05% 124 168.28 168.82 172.82 189.38 213.13 273.59          
Independent Labour Niall Cusack 0.96% 113 153.5 154.04 166.04 178.25 207.45            
Democratic Left Jean Craig 0.82% 97 117.52 118.06 118.06 133.81              
Workers' Party Shaun McKeown 0.40% 48 85.53 86.25 86.25                
NI Conservatives Hubert Mullan 0.42% 50 50.54 51.98                  
Electorate: 23,497   Valid: 11,829 (50.34%)   Spoilt: 331   Quota: 1,690   Turnout: 12,160 (51.75%)  

1989 Election

1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
1989: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP
1985-1989 Change: SDLP gain from DUP

Balmoral - 6 seats[16]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
UUP Mary Crooks* 18.97% 2,163            
UUP Jim Kirkpatrick* 15.94% 1,818 1,968.72          
Democratic Unionist Party John Parkes* 14.05% 1,602 1,631.76 1,997.76        
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Mark Long 9.69% 1,105 1,111 1,178.68 1,182.37 1,188.37 2,118.37  
Social Democratic and Labour Party Dorita Field 14.35% 1,636 1,637.08 1,708.32 1,708.73 1,708.85 1,778.63 1,888.89
Ind. Unionist William Dickson* 10.32% 1,177 1,207.84 1,418.56 1,505.89 1,558.09 1,639.9 1,743.87
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland John Montgomery* 9.30% 1,061 1,067.24 1,152.32 1,157.65 1,162.09    
Democratic Unionist Party Caroline Bingham 5.25% 599 626          
Workers' Party Shaun McKeown 2.14% 243 243.72          
Electorate: 23,343   Valid: 11,404 (48.85%)   Spoilt: 314   Quota: 1,901   Turnout: 11,718 (50.20%)  

1985 Election

1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance

Balmoral - 6 seats[17]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
UUP Mary Crooks* 19.07% 2,438              
UUP Jim Kirkpatrick 14.23% 1,820 2,014.16 2,061.12 2,137.12        
Democratic Unionist Party William Dickson* 12.81% 1,638 1,660.56 1,676.68 1,931.32 2,321.32      
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland John Montgomery 10.37% 1,326 1,329.12 1,426.48 1,430.6 1,488.68 1,497.39 2,449.39  
Democratic Unionist Party John Parkes 7.80% 998 1,009.28 1,032.64 1,281.76 1,536 1,691.44 1,780.22 1,908.19
Social Democratic and Labour Party Dorita Field 10.42% 1,332 1,332.24 1,446.24 1,448.24 1,457.24 1,457.24 1,587.04 1,772.63
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland David Cook* 8.15% 1,042 1,054 1,180.48 1,191.08 1,345.04 1,367.82    
UUP James Stewart* 8.38% 1,071 1,102.08 1,127.68 1,166.44        
Democratic Unionist Party Clarke Gibson 7.80% 620 633.68 646.8          
Labour Party NI Stanley Graham 1.45% 186 187.08            
Workers' Party Shaun McKeown 1.04% 133 133.12            
Ind. Unionist Victor Brennan 0.99% 127 127.6            
Ind. Unionist William Stevenson* 0.44% 56 57.44            
Electorate: 23,220   Valid: 12,787 (55.07%)   Spoilt: 315   Quota: 2,132   Turnout: 13,102 (56.43%)  
File:Windsor Park football stadium - Empty.JPG
Windsor Park is the home of the Northern Ireland football team.

See also

References

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